| A | B |
| groan | moan |
| teeny | very tiny |
| grip | grab, hold in your hand |
| peering | looking carefully |
| ancient | very old |
| reptile | cold-blooded animal with scales |
| gliding | flying without flapping wings |
| Pteranodon | a giant flying reptile; bat-like wings |
| wierd | strange |
| crest | somtthing sticking out of the top of the head |
| winding | going round and roung |
| sloping | not level; going down like a hill |
| coasted | moving without power or pedaling or flapping wings |
| boldly | bravely, without hiding |
| stroke | to rub, like petting a dog |
| alert | aware of what's going on |
| snorted | making a noise like a pig |
| cautiously | carefully |
| mutant | freak, unlike any other |
| Triceratops | big dinosaur with 3 horns and a large crest |
| nudge | poke with elbow or shoulder |
| lope | run slowly |
| glittering | sparkling, shining |
| medalion | coin-like metal worn on a ribbon |
| magnolia | large tree with big white flowers |
| crouch | bend down to hide |
| clutch | hold tightly |
| froze/freeze | holding perfectly still |
| waddle | walk like a duck, bottom moving from side to side |
| Anatosaurus | duck-billed dinosaur; eats flowers |
| Tyrannosaurus Rex | meat-eating dinosaur w/ 2 big legs, thick tail, and 2 tiny "arms" |
| duck | lower your head, avoid being hit or scene |
| leap | jump across something- like a creek |
| wobbly | shaky, unsteady |